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Definition of Disconcertion
1. Noun. Anxious embarrassment.
Generic synonyms: Embarrassment, Anxiety
Derivative terms: Discomfit, Discompose, Disconcert, Disconcert, Disconcert, Disconcert
Definition of Disconcertion
1. n. The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation.
Definition of Disconcertion
1. Noun. Anxious embarrassment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disconcertion
Literary usage of Disconcertion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"demoralization, disconcertion; spec, abashment, confusion, embarrassment,
discomfiture. Antonyms: see ASSURANCE. disconnect, vt detach, separate, disunite, ..."
2. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison (1901)
"And if they could be prevailed upon or compelled to do it, the increased expense
of a frequent rotation of service, and the loss of labor and disconcertion ..."
3. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Henry Cabot Lodge (1888)
"And if they could be prevailed upon or compelled to do it, the increased expense
of a frequent rotation of service, and the loss of labor and disconcertion ..."
4. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1879)
"But the behaviorist need suffer no fundamental disconcertion if the impulse
sometimes does not reach so far. His explanation can still retain its ..."
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